As Chairman of the BUM2011 Organising Committee, it is my pleasant duty to place on record our deepest appreciation to the following for their moral and financial support to enable us to succesfully =organise the fifth in our annual outings in the Bloggers Universe Malaysia series — this fifth and I believe could be swansong time — at an entirely different venua on July 24, 2011 at the Maju Palace Resutaurant in Kuala Lumpur, a move away from familiar LVC, Subang Jaya where we had nestled with Warren Buffet and Mary and her little lamb/s for four affairs.

Firstly, a word of thanks to the Selangor Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, for delivering the Keynote Address (second time in two consecutive years’ picnics…:) and financial support;

To the chief execitives of the following Companies/Corporations for supporting the luncheon in both moral and financial terms:

The man in the centre of the picture is the Prince from Africa. He came, he saw and he went back to Africa. He says he will be back. I asked him if the £3 Billion Yacht was his; he didn’t answer. Maybe he will give us the answer in the next forum.

MB Tan Sri Abdul Khalid & YB Tian Chua were the guest of honour. Tony Pua was also there. YB Niz Nazmi could not attend as he was away.

The first session, we had YB Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, State Assemblyman for Seri Setia, Selangor and former political secretary to MB Selangor Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim to deliver his views on “Legislating Freedom of Information Act in Parliament”.